Missouri’s unemployment rate continued to move down in April, according to data released yesterday by the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
Missouri’s unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent, down by two-tenths of a point from the March figure on a seasonally-adjusted basis. Since January of this year, Missouri’s unemployment rate has now fallen by seven-tenths of a point.
In comparison, the U.S. seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is currently 9.0 percent.
Construction continues to show signs of growth. Manufacturing has also been growing for several months; in April the industry employed nearly 250,000 Missourians, an increase of 7,700 jobs, or 3.2 percent, over the past year.
Missouri’s unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent, down by two-tenths of a point from the March figure on a seasonally-adjusted basis. Since January of this year, Missouri’s unemployment rate has now fallen by seven-tenths of a point.
In comparison, the U.S. seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is currently 9.0 percent.
Construction continues to show signs of growth. Manufacturing has also been growing for several months; in April the industry employed nearly 250,000 Missourians, an increase of 7,700 jobs, or 3.2 percent, over the past year.
